MS SB2252

Exempts community hospitals operated by boards of trustees appointed by boards of supervisors (pursuant to Section 41-13-29, Mississippi Code of 1972) from hospital assessments for the Medicaid Hospital Assessment Program (MHAP) and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program.

Adds new subsection (e) to Section 43-13-145 establishing the exemption for county-operated community hospitals while maintaining assessments on other hospital types.

Hospital assessments remain in effect for other hospital classifications including privately operated hospitals, state hospitals, and nonstate government hospitals through July 1, 2018.

Assessment methodology continues to be based on non-Medicare hospital inpatient days, with specific dollar thresholds ranging from $74 million to $104 million depending on the state's Medicaid matching funds percentage.

Effective date is July 1, 2017.